Clayton: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KLAY-tuhn · 2 syllables

Clayton means “clay; enclosure, settlement; town”, from English.

From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English cl g (“clay”) + Old English tun (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

How popular is Clayton?

Clayton was the #300 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,130 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Clayton in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Clayton are older than 39; most are between 20 and 77. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Clayton have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Clayton means “clay; enclosure, settlement; town”. It comes from English.

Clayton is pronounced KLAY-tuhn.

Clayton was the #300 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,130 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Clayton are older than 39. Most are between 20 and 77.